joins me now. probably not as fun as you, when i first started out in this business there were people, news directors who wanted to change my name and i said no way, it's don lemon. lemon is such an easy name. don't you agree? like your name, you want people to remember you, right? >> not always, but, yes, i agree. it's very difficult. >> yes because of course i have a distinctly black name, i believe. however, i was a schoolteacher and i heard a classroom teacher state that her class scores would be in the toilet for that